Instinct (1999)

In a prison for the criminally insane, deranged anthropologist Ethan Powell is set to be examined by a bright young psychiatrist, Theo Caulder. Driven by ambition and a hunger for the truth, Caulder will eventually risk everything—even put his very life on the line—in a harrowing attempt to understand the bizarre actions of this madman.

Genres: Drama, Thriller

What to watch after Instinct

• Hannibal (2001) — Same feel: dark, complex
• Hitchcock (2012) — Same feel: dramatic, thought-provoking
• The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971) — Same feel: dark, dramatic
• White Hunter Black Heart (1990)
• Phenomenon (1996) — Jon Turteltaub directed both
• Solace (2015)